diff --git a/include/net/scm.h b/include/net/scm.h
index 745460fa2f02cd..d456f4c71a323b 100644
--- a/include/net/scm.h
+++ b/include/net/scm.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static __inline__ void scm_set_cred(struct scm_cookie *scm,
 				    struct pid *pid, const struct cred *cred)
 {
 	scm->pid  = get_pid(pid);
-	scm->cred = get_cred(cred);
+	scm->cred = cred ? get_cred(cred) : NULL;
 	cred_to_ucred(pid, cred, &scm->creds);
 }
 
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ static __inline__ void scm_destroy(struct scm_cookie *scm)
 static __inline__ int scm_send(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 			       struct scm_cookie *scm)
 {
-	scm_set_cred(scm, task_tgid(current), current_cred());
-	scm->fp = NULL;
+	memset(scm, 0, sizeof(*scm));
 	unix_get_peersec_dgram(sock, scm);
 	if (msg->msg_controllen <= 0)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/net/core/scm.c b/net/core/scm.c
index 811b53fb330e8a..ff52ad0a51501c 100644
--- a/net/core/scm.c
+++ b/net/core/scm.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int __scm_send(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, struct scm_cookie *p)
 			if (err)
 				goto error;
 
-			if (pid_vnr(p->pid) != p->creds.pid) {
+			if (!p->pid || pid_vnr(p->pid) != p->creds.pid) {
 				struct pid *pid;
 				err = -ESRCH;
 				pid = find_get_pid(p->creds.pid);
@@ -183,8 +183,9 @@ int __scm_send(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, struct scm_cookie *p)
 				p->pid = pid;
 			}
 
-			if ((p->cred->euid != p->creds.uid) ||
-				(p->cred->egid != p->creds.gid)) {
+			if (!p->cred ||
+			    (p->cred->euid != p->creds.uid) ||
+			    (p->cred->egid != p->creds.gid)) {
 				struct cred *cred;
 				err = -ENOMEM;
 				cred = prepare_creds();
@@ -193,7 +194,8 @@ int __scm_send(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, struct scm_cookie *p)
 
 				cred->uid = cred->euid = p->creds.uid;
 				cred->gid = cred->egid = p->creds.gid;
-				put_cred(p->cred);
+				if (p->cred)
+					put_cred(p->cred);
 				p->cred = cred;
 			}
 			break;
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 4330db99fabff3..1201b6d4183d89 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1324,10 +1324,9 @@ static int netlink_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (msg->msg_flags&MSG_OOB)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if (NULL == siocb->scm) {
+	if (NULL == siocb->scm)
 		siocb->scm = &scm;
-		memset(&scm, 0, sizeof(scm));
-	}
+
 	err = scm_send(sock, msg, siocb->scm);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index ec68e1c05b85ee..466fbcc5cf77a9 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -1381,8 +1381,10 @@ static int unix_attach_fds(struct scm_cookie *scm, struct sk_buff *skb)
 static int unix_scm_to_skb(struct scm_cookie *scm, struct sk_buff *skb, bool send_fds)
 {
 	int err = 0;
+
 	UNIXCB(skb).pid  = get_pid(scm->pid);
-	UNIXCB(skb).cred = get_cred(scm->cred);
+	if (scm->cred)
+		UNIXCB(skb).cred = get_cred(scm->cred);
 	UNIXCB(skb).fp = NULL;
 	if (scm->fp && send_fds)
 		err = unix_attach_fds(scm, skb);
@@ -1391,6 +1393,24 @@ static int unix_scm_to_skb(struct scm_cookie *scm, struct sk_buff *skb, bool sen
 	return err;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Some apps rely on write() giving SCM_CREDENTIALS
+ * We include credentials if source or destination socket
+ * asserted SOCK_PASSCRED.
+ */
+static void maybe_add_creds(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct socket *sock,
+			    const struct sock *other)
+{
+	if (UNIXCB(skb).cred)
+		return;
+	if (test_bit(SOCK_PASSCRED, &sock->flags) ||
+	    !other->sk_socket ||
+	    test_bit(SOCK_PASSCRED, &other->sk_socket->flags)) {
+		UNIXCB(skb).pid  = get_pid(task_tgid(current));
+		UNIXCB(skb).cred = get_current_cred();
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  *	Send AF_UNIX data.
  */
@@ -1538,6 +1558,7 @@ static int unix_dgram_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
 
 	if (sock_flag(other, SOCK_RCVTSTAMP))
 		__net_timestamp(skb);
+	maybe_add_creds(skb, sock, other);
 	skb_queue_tail(&other->sk_receive_queue, skb);
 	if (max_level > unix_sk(other)->recursion_level)
 		unix_sk(other)->recursion_level = max_level;
@@ -1652,6 +1673,7 @@ static int unix_stream_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
 		    (other->sk_shutdown & RCV_SHUTDOWN))
 			goto pipe_err_free;
 
+		maybe_add_creds(skb, sock, other);
 		skb_queue_tail(&other->sk_receive_queue, skb);
 		if (max_level > unix_sk(other)->recursion_level)
 			unix_sk(other)->recursion_level = max_level;